discarded polypropylene nets reshape into permeable functional sculptures by iranzo

Permanent Souls: Between the visible and the invisible

Iranzo’s project Permanent Souls examines how discarded materials can be transformed into functional sculptures that exist between visibility and absence. The work uses polypropylene nets, originally sourced from sports and construction contexts, and combines them with epoxy resin to create lightweight, permeable structures.

The design process emphasizes handcraft and material specificity. Each piece is produced through an artisanal method that preserves the distinct qualities of the nets while stabilizing them in new forms. The resulting works retain traces of their previous use but are reconfigured into objects, such as chairs and tables, that are both utilitarian and open to interpretation.

all images courtesy of Iranzo

Iranzo’s sculptures transform everyday industrial remnants

Formally, the sculptures suggest functionality without prescribing it. Their lightness, transparency, and suspended geometries allow for multiple readings, whether as objects to be engaged with physically or as structures that simply frame space and perception.

Through this process, artist Iranzo’s project considers the persistence of material beyond its initial purpose. Permanent Souls highlights the transformation of everyday industrial remnants into sculptural forms that carry both structural and conceptual weight, positioning them at the threshold between memory, use, and abstraction.

Permanent Souls by Iranzo explores material transformation

discarded polypropylene nets become sculptural forms

epoxy resin stabilizes the nets into permeable structures

lightweight and transparent, the pieces blur form and function

traces of previous use remain visible in the finished works

the sculptures suggest utility without enforcing it

functionality merges with abstraction in the design

transparency and lightness define the structures’ visual presence

nets sourced from sports and construction contexts find new life

industrial waste is reframed as structural and conceptual form

project info:

name: Permanent Souls
designer: Iranzo | @and.iranzo

design team: Héctor Montes | @veladostudio

materials: epoxy resin & polypropylene